strange case; extraordinary case
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
strange case; mysterious case; extraordinary case
neutralTypically refers to criminal or legal cases that are bizarre, puzzling, or have unusual circumstances. Often used in news, literature, and crime fiction.
Zhè这
zhuāng桩
xiōng凶
shā杀
àn案
qíng情
jié节
lí离
qí奇
，
kān堪
chēng称
bǎi百
nián年
qí奇
àn案
。
This murder case has such bizarre circumstances that it can be called the strangest case in a hundred years.
Nà那
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
jiǎng讲
de的
shì是
zhēn侦
tàn探
zhēn侦
pò破
yī一
xì系
liè列
lì历
shǐ史
qí奇
àn案
de的
gù故
shì事
。
That novel tells the story of a detective solving a series of extraordinary historical cases.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
jiāng将
zhè这
cì次
shì事
jiàn件
liè列
wéi为
qí奇
àn案
jìn进
xíng行
diào调
chá查
。
The police have classified this incident as a mysterious case and are investigating it.
Shì世
jiè界
shí十
dà大
qí奇
àn案
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
yǒu有
jǐ几
jiàn件
wèi未
néng能
zhēn侦
pò破
。
Several of the world's top ten most extraordinary cases remain unsolved to this day.